what's special is the america that makes our story possible. ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation, no matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward. >> rose: i am pleased to have them here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> great to be here. >> great to be with you. >> let's just talk about your mother first. >> sure. >> rose: i mentioned her, political activist. >> right. >> she wanted you to do what? >> she wanted us to do whatever we wanted to do. and it so ended up that we did a lot of what she was doing with her life, you know, we grew up in a family that was very political, not just in terms of being in electoral politics. my mom ran for city council when she was 23 years old before there were single member districts in san anton yom. but also i think going to different civic events. we grew a real civic conscience, i like to say, and an appreciation for how government can help people in their lives when it works right, when it's not heavy-handed, but